Constructing the Self through the Photo selection - Visual Impression Management on Social Networking Websites

By Andra Siibak. 2009

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Can You See How Happy We Are? Facebook Images and Relationship Satisfaction (2013, background): “Research has found that people tend to post especially attractive versions of themselves online (Siibak, 2009; Strano, 2008; Young, 2008).”
The Role of Social Network Sites in Romantic Relationships: Effects on Jealousy and Relationship Happiness (2011, background): “Research has mainly focused on self-presentation, privacy settings, or the consequences of SNS use for bridging and bonding capital (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008; Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2007; Krämer & Winter, 2008; Siibak, 2009; Steinfield, Ellison, & Lampe, 2008; Utz & Krämer, 2009).”
Instagram Use and Self-Objectification: The Roles of Internalization, Comparison, Appearance Commentary, and Feminism (2018, background): “…and comparisons are factors affecting females at higher rates than men, particularly for women who are of college age (e.g., Haferkamp & Kramer, 2011; Manago, Graham, & Greenfield, 2008; Siibak, 2009; Oehlof, Musher-Eizenman, Neufeld, & Hauser, 2009; Yean, Beanau, Dakanalis, & Hormes, 2013).”
Me, my selfie, and I: The relations between selfie behaviors, body image, self-objectification, and self-esteem in young women. (2020, methodology): “The Photo-Selection Scale (Siibak, 2009) was adjusted to assess reasons why participants selected selfies before posting them on SNSs (“How often do you select a selfie for that particular reason,” e.g., “Because friends and family are in the selfie”).”
Pictures Speak Louder than Words: Motivations for Using Instagram (2015, background): “Instagram users may have different reasons for sharing their photographs—displaying important moments in their lives, expressing their self-concept, and displaying personal relationships by featuring the individual with important others.(7) To provide a baseline understanding of Instagram users, the”
Negotiating With Gender Stereotypes on Social Networking Sites (2013, background): “Siibak (2009) reports that girls spend a great deal of time selecting pictures of themselves to post online that make them “look good” according to mediatized standards of female beauty.”
The Relationship Between Body Image Concerns, Eating Disorders and Internet Use, Part II: An Integrated Theoretical Model (2016, background): “sidered by adolescents to be one of the most important skills for achieving popularity online (Siibak 2009).”
Narcissism, extraversion and adolescents' self-presentation on Facebook. (2011, background): “…picture has been posited as the most important means for self-presentation because it represents the individual in the online platform, appearing in search results and alongside every turn of online interaction such as every written wall-post (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008; Siibak, 2009; Strano, 2008).”